World through the aperture

The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen over the sky near Inari in Lapland, Finland, February 14, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

Kitesurfers kitesurf in good wind and weather on February 6, 2019, in Tableview, about 15km from the center of Cape Town. (Photo by AFP)A cork oak, chosen as the French Tree of the Year in 2018, is pictured in Ghisonaccia on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on February 14, 2019. (Photo by AFP)African penguins compete for a heart shaped valentine handed out by aquarium biologist Piper Dwight at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, February 12, 2019. (Photo by AP)A man transports a replica of cow on the banks of the river Ganges during the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, February 13, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A man bikes during a winter snow storm in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Participants play games during the Campus Party technology festival, one in costume, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 12, 2019. (Photo by AP)A Venezuelan girl lines up as she receives a free lunch at the "Divina Providencia" migrant shelter outskirts of Cucuta, on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Colombia February 13, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)This photo taken on February 7, 2019 shows the ruins of a Soviet-era helicopter in Saricha in Panjshir Province, north of the capital Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by AFP)NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie (32) gets a front end full of sparks from driver Casey Mears (not pictured) in turn four during the Gander RV Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, on Feb 14, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Baseball players are reflected in a puddle as they walk off a practice field at the San Diego Padres spring training camp, in Peoria, Arizona February 14, 2019. (Photo by AP)